Chess Puzzle #2Ab2o — Beginner, Black to move, middlegame

Rating 937 · Beginner · mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move.

Position

White: king g1; queen e3; rooks e1/f1; bishop c6; knight d8; pawns a3/b2/d4/e5/h2. Black: king c8; queen g6; rook h8; bishop e7; pawns a6/b5/c7/f3/g7/h4. White is ahead by 7 points of material. Black to move.

Solution (1 move)

  1. Opponent setup: Kh1 — king g1→h1. Now Black to move.
  2. Best move: Qg2# — queen g6→g2, delivers checkmate.

Tactical themes

mate, mate in 1, middlegame, one move. The combination ends with Qg2# delivering checkmate.

Position data

FEN: 2kN3r/2p1b1p1/p1B3q1/1p2P3/3P3p/P3Qp2/1P5P/4RRK1 w - - 0 29

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